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The M1841 mountain howitzer was a mountain gun used by the United States Army during the mid-nineteenth century, from 1837 to about 1870.[1]

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  1. 25 relations: American Civil War, American Indian Wars, Bridgeport, California, Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Gunpowder, Howitzer, Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest, Mexican–American War, Mountain gun, Mountain warfare, Oregon Trail, Pack animal, Sacramento, California, Sierra Nevada, Smoothbore, Sonora Pass, Sutter's Fort, Troy, New York, Twelve-pound cannon, United States Army, United States Forest Service, Watervliet Arsenal, Western United States, Wrought iron, Wyoming.

  2. American Civil War artillery
  3. Mountain artillery

American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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American Indian Wars

The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, was a conflict initially fought by European colonial empires, United States of America, and briefly the Confederate States of America and Republic of Texas against various American Indian tribes in North America.

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Bridgeport, California

Bridgeport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County, California, United States.

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Fort Laramie National Historic Site

Fort Laramie (founded as Fort William and known for a while as Fort John) was a significant 19th-century trading post, diplomatic site, and military installation located at the confluence of the Laramie and the North Platte Rivers.

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Gunpowder

Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive.

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Howitzer

The howitzer is an artillery weapon that falls between a cannon (or field gun) and a mortar.

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Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest

The Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest (HTNF) is the principal U.S. National Forest in the U.S. state of Nevada, and has a smaller portion in Eastern California.

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Mexican–American War

The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War, and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, was an invasion of Mexico by the United States Army from 1846 to 1848.

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Mountain gun

Mountain guns are artillery pieces designed for mountain warfare and other areas where wheeled transport is not possible. M1841 mountain howitzer and mountain gun are mountain artillery.

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Mountain warfare

Mountain warfare or alpine warfare is warfare in mountains or similarly rough terrain.

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Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail was a east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon Territory.

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Pack animal

A pack animal, also known as a sumpter animal or beast of burden, is an individual or type of working animal used by humans as means of transporting materials by attaching them so their weight bears on the animal's back, in contrast to draft animals which pull loads but do not carry them.

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Sacramento, California

() is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County.

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Sierra Nevada

The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin.

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Smoothbore

A smoothbore weapon is one that has a barrel without rifling.

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Sonora Pass

Sonora Pass (el. 9,624 ft. / 2,933 m.) is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada in California.

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Sutter's Fort

Sutter's Fort was a 19th-century agricultural and trade colony in the Mexican Alta California province. Established in 1839, the site of the fort was originally called New Helvetia (New Switzerland) by its builder John Sutter, though construction of the fort proper would not begin until 1841. The fort was the first non-indigenous community in the California Central Valley.

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Troy, New York

Troy is a city in the United States state of New York and is the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York.

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Twelve-pound cannon

The twelve-pound cannon is a cannon that fires twelve-pound projectiles from its barrel, as well as grapeshot, chain shot, shrapnel, and later shells and canister shot. M1841 mountain howitzer and twelve-pound cannon are American Civil War artillery.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering of land.

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Watervliet Arsenal

The Watervliet Arsenal (WVA) is an arsenal of the United States Army located in Watervliet, New York, on the west bank of the Hudson River.

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Western United States

The Western United States, also called the American West, the Western States, the Far West, and the West, is the region comprising the westernmost U.S. states.

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Wrought iron

Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.05%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4.5%).

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Wyoming

Wyoming is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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See also

American Civil War artillery

Mountain artillery

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1841_mountain_howitzer